2021

New Jazz WorksDeadline: February 12, 2021, 9:00 PM ET

Grant Notification: June 2021

Grant Period: July 1, 2021-June 30, 2024

Andrew Hill 2000

David Murray 2019

Andrew Cyrille 2019

Carmen Lundy 2020Ambrose Akinmusire 2016

Rufus Reid 2003Victor Gould 2020

This Program commissions jazzComposers to create original new works,and supports their Ensembles to perform,tour and record these works.

250 New Jazz Workscommissioned since 2000 Dafnis Prieto 2005

is an individual (not a collective) on the application;

may be either the bandleader or a member of the

ensemble;

must be a citizen or permanent resident (Green Card

holder) of the U.S.;

may not have any outstanding obligations to CMA;

may apply to only one CMA commissioning program

per year: New Jazz Works or Classical Commissioning.

The Composer

Bennie Maupin 2001

220 Jazz composerscommissioned since 2000

is based in the U.S. or its territories;

consists of 2-10 professional musicians (student groups not eligible);

includes improvisation as an integral part of its composition and

performance;

whose leader is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;

is a CMA ensemble-level member

has no overdue reports or financial obligations to CMA;

has waited 12 months since submitting the final report of a previous

CMA Commissioning grant.

The Ensemble

Wayne Shorter 2016

Core: Creation of the new work, rehearsal and two performances before

December 2022.

Each performance must take place in separate venues.

Continued Life: Three live performances or two live performances, plus a

distribution quality recording by June 2024.

Administrative Support: For expenses related to booking, promotion,

digital media, photography, copyist and other administrative needs at

any time during the grant cycle.

CMA Annual National Conference: Complimentary attendance and

travel subsidy to attend one CMA annual music conference in NYC in

either 2022, 2023 or 2024.

Commissioned ensembles have three years, July 2021-June 2024, to

complete a New Jazz Works grant.

Understanding the Grant

Linda May Han Oh 2018

Core

$9,000 fee to the

composer for the

creation of a new work.

$1,000 fee for each

band member for

rehearsals and two

performances of the

new work in the U.S. or

its territories.

Continued Life

$15,000 for three

additional public

performances or two

public performances,

plus an audio and/or

video recording.

Continued Life activities

may take place

worldwide.

Administrative

$3,000 for expenses such

as booking agent fees,

promotion support,

digital marketing,

photography, score

copying and/or other

administrative expenses.

Understanding Grant Expenses

Donny McCaslin 2005

$9,000 Composer Fee: 50% paid as an advance, and 50% after two

performances of the work.

$15,000 for Continued Life Activity for additional performances and/or a

commercial release quality a/v recording.

$3,000 for Administrative Expenses

Complimentary registration for the bandleader, and travel subsidy to one

CMA National Conference in NYC.

Every grantee receives:

Individual ensemble fees for the rehearsal and two premiere performances of the

new work vary depending on the number of ensemble members. Example: A

quintet adds an additional $5,000 ensemble fee ($1000 per member) for a total

grant request of $32,000.

What is My Total Grant Request?

Imani Uzuri 2018

Getting Organized

Composer Information: Who will compose the new work?

Composer Samples: Choose 2 recordings demonstrating the Composer's

best original jazz compositions and arrangements of those compositions,

from any part of the composer's career.

One Composer Score/Lead Sheet/Graphic Score - (pdf file).

Ensemble Information: Who will perform the new work? List your personnel and

instrumentation. Include any guest artist/collaborators on this new project.

Ensemble Samples: Choose 2 recordings to demonstrate your listed

ensemble's best playing.

Majority consideration: If all your ensemble members are not on the

recordings, make sure a majority of the group is represented. For

example: Quintet has least 3 members on Ensemble samples.

Four music samples - Mp3/M4a files only.

Jane Ira Bloom 2000, 2006, 2015

Remember

Uploaded tracks must be no longer than 5 minutes. Tracks

exceeding 5 minutes, must be edited for length.

Quicktime, Audacity and GarageBand, any Digital Audio Workstation

like Logic, ProTools, Ableton Live are available to help edit your Mp3s.

Uploaded tracks must not feature personnel over 10 musicians

including guest artists. Applications with more than 10

musicians on any track are ineligible.

Each submitted track must feature only one piece of music.

Save your files as:

Ensemble Name-Audio1

Ensemble Name-Audio2

Ensemble Name-Audio3

Ensemble Name-Audio4

Preparing Your MusicUploads

Evan Christopher 2018

The Application Form

Online applications only. CMA uses the Submittable platform.

Incomplete applications are ineligible - complete all parts of the application form.

No Late Submissions Accepted. Aim to submit at least 24 hours before the deadline.

Begin by logging into your existing Submittable account, or create a new account atwww.submittable.com.

Deadline: February 12, 2021 - 9:00pm EST

John Blake Jr. 2004

https://www.submittable.com/

Score Upload ExampleRemove name(s) of the work, the composer, musicians and/or publisheron this document prior to uploading.

Magos Herrera 2020

Tables in the Application The amount of funding you are seeking (the total amount variesdepending of the number of musicians in an ensemble).

Larry Ochs 2000

Be accurate about the number of musicians inyour new project. Total number of musicians(core ensemble + guests) may not exceed 10musicians.

Guests artists must be counted, but cannotexceed the core members of the band.

Instrumentation, ensemble size and cue times for eachtrack help panelists focus their listening.

Composer Example:

Jonathan Finlayson 2013

Providing AudioSummaries for Your Music

Henry Cole 2019

Instrumentation, ensemble size and cue times for each trackhelp panelists focus their listening.

Ensemble Example:

2 Composer Samples - Upload Mp3's/ M4a showcasing the best workfrom any part of the composer's career.

Pdf upload for Composer Sample 1 only.

2 Ensemble Samples - Upload Mp3's/ M4a's showcasing the band's bestperformances.

Composer Tracks

Score

Ensemble Tracks

Optional: Excerpt your music - you can highlight different sections of a trackby excerpting your work.Note: If your track is longer than 5 minutes, you must edit it down to under fiveminutes

Small Ensemble Music Only: Maximum ensemble size on each recordingmust be no greater than 10 musicians.

Jason Moran 2001

Required Uploads

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1 Provide contact anddemographic informationfor the ensemble leader

3 How much funding can yourequest? Your grant totaldepends on your ensemblesize.

2 List all personnel in theensemble including bandleader and, if applicable,guest artists who willperform the new work forthe duration of the grant.

Rajna Swaminathan 2019

Samuel Torres 2012, 2017

42 Composer Samples1 Score2 Ensemble Samples

UploadsEnter track names for eachmp3/m4a and your score.

5Are all/a majority of themusicians in yourapplication form the sameas those on your Ensemblerecordings?

Check your applicationbefore you submit:

Application DeadlineFebruary 12, 2021

Grant Notification June 2021

The Panel Process

First, based on the strength of Composer samples, only selected

applications advance. Then through several rounds of listening to

Composer and Ensemble samples, panelists recommend final grantees.

U.S. based professional jazz artists are invited to review applications

and select grantees.

The panel reviews only audio samples accompanied by the audio summaries

provided by the applicant. The process conceals the identities of the

composer, ensemble, and ensemble members, as well as the titles of the

submitted tracks and score.

The panel incorporates several rounds of review:

Sumi Tonooka 2019

The panel uses a reviews the audio files for each application andenters "Outstanding," "Good-Very Good," or "Non-Competitivein this application pool."

Composer audio samples are evaluated for the composer'soriginality and artistry in composition, as well as skill in arrangingsmall ensemble jazz music.

Ensemble audio samples are evaluated for the ensemble'sartistry, technical strength, and cohesiveness in performance ofscored and improvised music.

The panel takes place in May; applicants are notified in June.

Panel Review and Criteria

Chris Dingman 2012

Resources

Application Process

Membership

Submittable.com Support: https://submittable.help/en/articles/904868-how-do-i-return-to-a-saved-draft

Gargi Shindé: gshinde@chamber-music.orgGuidelines: https://www.chamber-music.org/pdf/2021-NJW/Guidelines.pdf

Geysa Castro: gcastro@chamber-music.orgPay What You Can Membership: https://www.chamber-music.org/members/pay-what-you-can

Rez Abbasi 2009, 2014

https://submittable.help/en/articles/904868-how-do-i-return-to-a-saved-drafthttps://www.chamber-music.org/pdf/2021-NJW/Guidelines.pdfhttps://www.chamber-music.org/members/pay-what-you-can

Thank YouDeadline: February 12, 2021. 9:00 PM ET

No Incomplete or Late Submissions Accepted.

Click to review: Application Guidelines

Program FAQ'sComplete List of Commissioned ComposersRepresentative List of Panelists 2016-2020

David Sanchez 2005

https://www.chamber-music.org/pdf/2021-NJW/Guidelines.pdfhttps://www.chamber-music.org/pdf/2021-NJW/Guidelines.pdfhttps://www.chamber-music.org/pdf/2021-NJW/FAQs.pdfhttps://www.chamber-music.org/programs/grants-awards/recipients/731https://www.chamber-music.org/pdf/2016-20Panelists.pdf